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<blockquote data-quote="pdfangus" data-source="post: 768782" data-attributes="member: 6543"><p>Canoetrpr,</p><p></p><p>while mowing will keep the weeds down.</p><p></p><p>cows will eat a lot of vegetative weeds. I would rather see you use portable temporary fencing to further divide your lots to make the animals consume what is available in a given period. </p><p></p><p>You did not say what class of animal you are grazing. Generally cows are more general grazers than young stock although I do have a heifer that would rather eat tree leaves than anything. first thing she goes for in any lot. she also cleans up the blackberries.</p><p></p><p>the reason I advocate controlling the grazing more is to control the rest period for the grazed grasses.</p><p></p><p>If there is moisture plants will put out new growth that is visible in 24 hours. If the animal is still standing there then the new growth is consumed in preference to the old growth and that plants clock is reset and it has to use more root reserve to put forth more growth. </p><p></p><p>Reasearch in Va has indicated that about five days is critical in moving animals away from grazed plants to optimize plant recovery and survivial. beyond five days palnt recovery is set back seriously. In addition the preferred species are the ones most injured. </p><p></p><p>My experience this spring was that I could see regrowth every day on yesterdays grazing strip.</p><p></p><p>My effort is to graze and move daily and give nature all the time I can to restore my grasses. the longer the rest period the more forage available the next time throught.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pdfangus, post: 768782, member: 6543"] Canoetrpr, while mowing will keep the weeds down. cows will eat a lot of vegetative weeds. I would rather see you use portable temporary fencing to further divide your lots to make the animals consume what is available in a given period. You did not say what class of animal you are grazing. Generally cows are more general grazers than young stock although I do have a heifer that would rather eat tree leaves than anything. first thing she goes for in any lot. she also cleans up the blackberries. the reason I advocate controlling the grazing more is to control the rest period for the grazed grasses. If there is moisture plants will put out new growth that is visible in 24 hours. If the animal is still standing there then the new growth is consumed in preference to the old growth and that plants clock is reset and it has to use more root reserve to put forth more growth. Reasearch in Va has indicated that about five days is critical in moving animals away from grazed plants to optimize plant recovery and survivial. beyond five days palnt recovery is set back seriously. In addition the preferred species are the ones most injured. My experience this spring was that I could see regrowth every day on yesterdays grazing strip. My effort is to graze and move daily and give nature all the time I can to restore my grasses. the longer the rest period the more forage available the next time throught. [/QUOTE]
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